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Texas AG Ken Paxton vowed to “stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.”
But experts say he may have violated state law by using an address where he no longer appears to live to vote in six elections in two years.
w/ @texastribune.org
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Texas AG Ken Paxton voted in six elections over two years using an address where he no longer lived, which election lawyers say may violate Texas law requiring voters to accurately represent their residence on registration. The story highlights apparent hypocrisy since Paxton has publicly warned voters that misrepresenting residence on election records is illegal. Four separate news outlets including ProPublica and the Texas Tribune independently confirmed the voting address and timeline through public election records.
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“Ken Paxton vowed to 'stop at nothing to uncover and stop any illegal voting activity.'”
Direct quote from Paxton's public statements, confirmed by ProPublica and Texas Tribune reporting.
“Paxton may have violated state law by using an address where he no longer appears to live to vote in six elections in two years.”
Both ProPublica and Texas Tribune confirm Paxton voted in six elections using a Collin County address where he no longer lived. Multiple election lawyers cited in the reporting say this may violate Texas law, though 'may have violated' reflects the legal assessment rather than a final determination.
“Paxton warned voters that 'it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.'”
Direct quote from Paxton's own public statements, verified in both ProPublica and Texas Tribune articles. Creates the core irony of the story — his own stated position on election law.
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